Benefits Mandates
This includes mandated standards of care and other mandated health services imposed by states and the federal government, including:
- Mental Health Parity Act (1996)
- Newborns’ and Mothers’ Protection Health Act (1996)
- Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act (1998)
The Duke Center for Health Policy has developed a draft working paper on the benefits and costs of mandated health benefits: (pdf)
Links
- Maternity Benefits. Under the 1978 Pregnancy Discrimination Act, employers with 15 or more workers must offer maternity coverage. Some states have tighter regulations, including 12 states that mandate maternity coverage in the individual market and 17 that require it in the small-group market. See also Maternity Coverage in the Individual Health Insurance Market (House Energy and Commerce Committee, 10.12.2010).
- Mandated Health Benefits Evaluation Reports (Massachusetts)
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- Review and Evaluation of Proposed Legislation Entitled: An Act Relative to Establishing the Mass. Childhood Vaccine Program and the Mass. Immunization Registry Senate Bill 2195 House Bill 3453 (PDF) | Word
- Review and Evaluation of Proposed Legislation Entitled: An Act to Provide Coverage for Hearing Aids House Bill 3598 (PDF) | Word
- Review and Evaluation of Proposed Legislation Entitled: An Act Relative to Insurance Coverage for Autism (PDF) | Word
- Review and Evaluation of Senate Bill 485: An Act Relative to Increasing Coverage for Infertility Treatments (August 2009) (PDF) | Word
- Review and Evaluation of House Bill 4557: An Act Relative to Coverage for Cleft Palate and Cleft Lip (May 2009) (PDF) | Word
- Paper Related to Senate Bill 433: An Act Regarding Continuity of Prescription Drug Coverage (May 2009) (PDF) | Word
- Review and Evaluation of House Bill 2058: An Act Relative to Urea Cycle Disorders (May 2009) (PDF) | Word
- Review and Evaluation of House Bill 3931: An Act Relative to Providing for Insurance Coverage for Vision Screening for Children (May 2009) (PDF) | Word
- Review and Evaluation of Senate Bill 564: An Act Relative to Coverage for Prescription Drug Voice Synthesizers (May 2009) (PDF) | Word
- Children’s Mental Health (July 2008) (PDF) | Word
- Comprehensive Review of Mandated Benefits in Massachusetts (July 2008) (PDF) | Word
- Mental Health Parity (July 2008) (PDF) | Word
- Eating Disorders (October 2007) (PDF) | Word
- Educational Psychologists (August 2005) (PDF) | Report only (Word)
- Certain Prosthetic Devices (April 2005) (PDF) | Word
- Ectodermal Dysplasia (March 2005) (PDF) | Report only (Word)
- Marriage and Family Therapists (January 2005) (PDF) | Word
- Chiropractic Services (January 2005) (PDF) | Word
